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The National Socialist Flyers Corps ( that was founded in the early 1930s during the years when a German Air Force was forbidden by the Treaty Of Versailles . The organization was based closely on the organization of the '' Sturmabteilung '' (SA) and maintained a system of Paramilitary Ranks closely associated with the SA. A similar group was the National Socialist Motor Corps .

During the early years of its existence, the NSFK conducted military aviation training in Glider s and private Airplane s. When Nazi Germany formed the Luftwaffe , many NSFK members transferred. As all such prior NSFK members were also Nazi Party members; this gave the new Luftwaffe a strong Nazi ideological base in contrast to the other branches of the German military, who were comprised of "Old Guard" officers from the German Aristocracy .

The National Socialist Flyers Corps continued to exist after the Luftwaffe was founded, but to a much smaller degree. During World War II , the NSFK mainly performed Air Defense duties such as reserve anti-aircraft service.